Cytotoxicity of Novel Sulfanilamides Towards Sensitive and Multidrugresistant Leukemia Cells

Title:Cytotoxicity of Novel Sulfanilamides Towards Sensitive and Multidrugresistant Leukemia Cells

Volume: 21 Issue: 23

Author(s): T. AlSalim, M.E.M. Saeed, J.S. Hadi, M. Zeino, R. Gany, O. Kadioglu, S.J.J. Titinchi, H.S. Abbo and T. Efferth

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Keywords: Anthraldehyde, cancer, cinnamaldehyde, condensation, isatin, multidrug resistance, sulpha drugs, schiff bases.

Abstract: Novel sulfa Schiff bases were synthesized and characterized by a reaction between aromatic sulfonamides and aromatic aldehydes or heterocyclic ketones in equimolar ratios. Their cytotoxicity was evaluated by the resazurin assay towards human sensitive CCRF-CEM and multidrug-resistant CEM/ADR5000 leukemia cells. Three of the tested compounds viz., 4-(anthracen-9-ylmethyleneamino)-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide (4), 4-(anthracen-9- ylmethyleneamino)benzenesulfonamide, (5) and 4-((3-phenylallylidene)amino)benzene-sulfonamide, (6) were cytotoxic (IC₅₀ values: 5.38-19.96 µM). CEM/ADR5000 cells were not cross-resistant to these compounds, indicating activity against otherwise drug-resistant tumors. Compound 6 inhibited P-glycoprotein by increasing doxorubicin accumulation and reducing expression of P-glycoprotein in CEM/ADR5000 cells. A human P-glycoprotein homology model was used for molecular docking studies. Compound 6 and verapamil (a well-known P-glycoprotein inhibitor) docked with similar binding energies to the same binding pocket.

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AlSalim T., Saeed M.E.M., Hadi J.S., Zeino M., Gany R., Kadioglu O., Titinchi S.J.J., Abbo H.S. and Efferth T., Cytotoxicity of Novel Sulfanilamides Towards Sensitive and Multidrugresistant Leukemia Cells, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 21 (23) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867321666140120120708